# NTSB Accident WPR23FA302
> **BELL 407** · 2023-08-07 · Cabazon, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR23FA302
- **Event ID:** 20230807192807
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2023-08-07
- **Location:** Cabazon, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.9143, -116.8067
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL
- **Model:** 407
- **Registration:** N555AS
- **FAR Part:** PUBU
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The Skycrane flight crew’s decision to enter the Fire Traffic Area’s 7-nm NOCOM ring at an altitude significantly above their maximum cleared altitude, which resulted in their need for an aggressive descent into congested airspace and subsequent failure to see and avoid the Bell 407.

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